as in maybe
it is possible
he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Recent Examples of possibly
Kauffman argues that biological evolution is thus constantly creating not just new types of organisms but new possibilities for organisms, ones that not only did not exist at an earlier stage of evolution but could not possibly have existed.
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Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
The council is also likely to consider subsidies for low-income customers and possibly senior citizens.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The lack of playing time this season for Reyes, in particular, may have burned the Yankees’ chances for possibly pulling out a win in a 10-7 loss against Boston on Saturday.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Storms blew through Charlotte with strong gusts, heavy rains and thunder and lightning Friday afternoon, and N.C. forecasters warned of possibly more severe weather into the evening.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
The council is also likely to consider subsidies for low-income customers and possibly senior citizens.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025
The lack of playing time this season for Reyes, in particular, may have burned the Yankees’ chances for possibly pulling out a win in a 10-7 loss against Boston on Saturday.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Storms blew through Charlotte with strong gusts, heavy rains and thunder and lightning Friday afternoon, and N.C. forecasters warned of possibly more severe weather into the evening.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for possibly
Adverb
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So again, working with people that knew people that maybe had sold in, but also people that understood the luxury brands.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Oh yeah, maybe cast a very attractive Australian with a voice that sounds like what a Hästens mattress would sound like.—
Rolin Jones,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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There’s a deceptive simplicity to her portraits, which often place her subjects against a single, vibrant hue—perhaps to contrast with their skin tones, rendered in shades of gray.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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The woman is low-key the queen of the press tour, perhaps Timothée’s only rival.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
9 June 2025
Adverb
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Francis’s wan desire for a spiritual element to his reconciliation with his brothers is probably Anderson’s get-out-of-jail-free card for this movie being aware of its own shallowness.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Whereas a movie like Isle of Dogs, there’s music all the time, but most of the music is just drumming and something very simple, there’s probably one, two or three themes.—
Maelle Beauget-Uhl,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Possibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possibly. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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